LibriVox recording of Aphorisms, by Oscar Wilde. Read by Carl Manchester.


In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) published two short collections of aphorisms: "A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated", in the Saturday Review newspaper, and "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young", in the Oxford student magazine The Chameleon. By turns witty, intellectual, counter-intuitive and obtruse, the collections came to be seen by many as emblematic of Wilde's style, and countless collections of Wildean aphorisms have since been published. (Summary by Carl Manchester)


This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Oscar Wilde
Date: 2008-05-03
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: aphorisms; wilde; epigrams

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Individual Files

Be the first to write a review
Downloaded 18,518 times Reviews